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Health Benefits Of Drinking Wheat-Grass Juice

By Vijayalakshmi

Wheat-grass is slowly catching up with the other power foods which are known for their health benefits. Many people are now inculcating the habit of including wheat-grass juice in their daily diet in order to boost their overall health and immune-system. Wheat-grass is basically the young grass of the wheat plant.

Wheat grass is known as a complete food as it is a rich source of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K and Vitamin B (complex). Apart from the vitamins, abundant source of minerals are also found in wheat-grass such as calcium, cobalt, germanium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, protein, sodium, sulphur, and zinc to name a few.

Drinking wheat-grass juice empty stomach in the morning is said to be beneficial for the human body. Apparently, wheat-grass contains very high amounts of chlorophyll and also necessary nutrients. This juice is easy to digest and has many health benefits. Many people who are health-conscious are now vouching on the wheat-grass juice due to the rich nutritional benefits of this juice.

Health Benefits Of Drinking Wheat-Grass Juice

We give you some of the health benefits of consuming wheat-grass juice:

Bad breath and body odour
Wheat-grass juice has the ability to detoxify the gastro-intestine system, thus making it a wonderful remedy to help in reducing or eliminating bad breath and body odour.

Diabetes
Wheat-grass juice has the power to regulate blood sugar levels. Those suffering from diabetes can have wheat-grass juice which helps them to keep their sugar level under control. However, make sure you consult your doctor on the quantity of consumption.

High blood pressure
Wheat-grass is also beneficial in controlling hypertension. The high quality of chlorophyll found in the wheat-grass has been found to be effective in lowering high blood pressure.

Weight control
For people struggling to lose weight, wheat-grass juice is ideally the healthy drink for you. The nutrition present in wheat-grass juice is so complete that it relieves food cravings, thus making you feel less hungry.

Anemia
As mentioned above, the high level of iron content in wheat-grass juice helps in increasing the count of red blood cells. It also replenishes the red blood cells and supplies fresh oxygen to the body.

These are the high health benefits of drinking wheat-grass juice. However, this grass is extremely powerful, hence you need to consume this juice in moderate amounts.

Story first published: Friday, March 1, 2013, 16:51 [IST]
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